Street-vender s cabinet



D. P. PIERSON. STREET VENDERS CABINET.

{No Model.)

No. 522,486. Patented July 3,1894;

it UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

DANIEL P. PIERSON, OF PITTSBURG, KANSAS.

S'TR'E'ET-VEN DERS CIABI N ET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,486, dated July 3,1894. application filed May 5, 1894. Serial No. 510,216. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL P. PIERSON, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Crawford and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-VendersCabinets; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilledoin theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsinstreetvender's cabinets, and aims to provide a compact outfitcomprising removable trayswith an attachment for holding water wherebysteam may be generated by the use of a gasoline burner supplied with oilfrom a suitable tank which forms a part of the combination kit, thesteam being utilized for the purpose of heating and keeping freshvarious articles as sausages, beans, &c.

.Afurther object of the invention is the provision of an outsidereceptacle with suitable cover, and having communication near itsbottom, with the hot Water boiler, by which means boiling water may flowinto said receptacle secured to the side for the purpose of washingdishes, (inc.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of theparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specificallydefined in the appended claim. .7 i

I clearly illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of myspecification,and in which similar letters of reference indicate likeparts throughout the several views in which- I Figure 1, is a verticallongitudinal view through the kit; Fig. 2, a view of the inner tray andsteamer removed; Fig. 3, a view of the base, carrying the gasolineburner.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A,represents the main body portion of the kit, which is made of the tray0. To the bottom of this tray are fastened the lugs b b, which areprovided to keep the tray bottom a sufficient distance above the bottomof the boiler body portion, allowing water to flow between to preventany possible burning of the food contained in the tray. This tray doesnot fill the whole body portion A, but has oneof its ends conforming inshape to the end of the boiler, and at its opposite end at a suitabledistance above the bottom of the tray are the integral lugs d d, uponwhich is designed to rest one end of the screen D, its other roundingedge resting on a similar lug e secured to the inner wall of the bodyportion or boiler, so that when the screen is resting on the lugs, itwill be in substantially, a horizontal plane. At one end of the bodyportion is secured the dish-washing receptacle E designed to hold waterwhich comes through the apertures F, from the main boiler. This tank isprovided with a suitable cover F. Beneath the main body portion is theremovable base portion G which carries the burner I-I, connected by'tube I with the reservoirJ secured alongside the boiler. K is a thumbscrew for regulating the supply of oil or other fuel which is suppliedto the burner. About the base por: tion is a series of perforations forthe admission of air to aid in the combustion of the fuel.

The invention will be found to be compact parts, dish water, burner andoil tank, a cab inet for street vendors use is produced, which isportable, and one which will-keep articles of food fresh and warm.

- The top of the body portion is provided with the removable cover L,which may be readily removed when it is desired to remove the trays fromthe boiler.

and by the arrangementof the removable Having thus described myinvention, what I claim. to be new, and desire to secure by Lette'rsPatent, is- I In combination the body portion A, carrying acompartment tray, a screen supported on lugs integral with the tray andwith the end of the body portion, and a dish washing receptacle securedto the end of the body portion, having communication at its bottom withthe boiler whereby heated water may flow to the dish washingcompartment, and a base portion carrying a burner, oil receptacle and athumb screw for regulating the flow of oil or gas, all snbstantialiyasshown and de- IO scribed.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL P. PIERSON.

Witnesses:

GEO. HOWLAND, PETER IRELAND.

